Norwegian Archaeologists Find 800-Year-Old Arabic-Inspired Chess Piece archaeology science
The 800-year-old Arabic-inspired chess piece is richly decorated with circles. Image credit: Lars Haugesten, Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage Research.The artifact is cylindrical, about 3 cm tall, 2.6 cm in diameter, and has a protruding snout on top with two dotted circles.
The piece is richly decorated with circles on the bottom, several dotted circles on the sides and at the top. “The game of chess was taken up in the Arab world after the conquest of Persia in the 7th century CE, and was introduced to Spain in the 10th century CE by the Moors.”
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